louse vs adelgid
adelgid vs louselouse and adelgid both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| louse | Yes | No | No | No |
| adelgid | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
adelgid is a hyponym of
louse; that is, adelgid is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
louse:
- louse: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
- adelgid: any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
Other hyponyms of louse include
aphid, grape louse, grape phylloxera, Phylloxera vitifoleae, jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllid, oak blight.
| louse (noun) | adelgid (noun) |
|---|---|
| wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals | any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers |
| any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants | |
| wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds | |
| a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
Words related to "louse"
- Anoplura
- Mallophaga
- Menopon gallinae
- Menopon palladum
- Pediculus capitis
- Pediculus corporis
- Pediculus humanus
- Phthirius pubis
- Phylloxera vitifoleae
- adelgid
- aphid
- bird louse
- biting louse
- body louse
- chicken louse
- common louse
- cootie
- crab
- crab louse
- depreciation
- derogation
- dirt ball
- disagreeable person
- disparagement
- grape louse
- grape phylloxera
- head louse
- homopteran
- homopterous insect
- insect
- jumping plant louse
- lousy
- oak blight
- order Anoplura
- order Mallophaga
- plant louse
- psylla
- psyllid
- pubic louse
- shaft louse
- sucking louse
- unpleasant person
- worm
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